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If. And there was a huge amount of trust in what was written. And looking at evidence rather than faith, this government is trying to run down the railway system as a matter of policy. Ending up with part built and pointless infrastructure is what this country excels at. As the usage of the...

Simply stop all Eurostar services at Stratford and the Liz line becomes the connection between the two...

I think the WCML link has gone as well. Not mentioned at all today. OOC won't have capacity to handle many terminating trains, nor will the Liz line cope with lots and lots of terminating passengers. Which all suggests Birmingham Not Interchange to London Wherethehellisthis as the only completed...

There is no point arguing about the whys and wherefores of British Rail because it is dead and gone. Same with "nationalised" vs "privatised". No passenger services were ever "privatised" - as in sold like BT or British Gas - merely a fixed term exclusive operating license owned at all times by...

The ongoing utter chaos - and we don't care approaches from various operators - is great news for the government. We know they want to cut services and costs, so what better way to do this than make the railways generally unusable...

Tweet thread here https://twitter.com/Kellives/status/1606705048540647427) from a passenger trying to get to Sanquhar. Posted on the coach north from Crewe asking about what happens when they get off at Carlisle. AWC didn;t know if there would be station staff there or what would be happening...

Smithy Bridge used to be my local station. I hear on Twitter from a friend who still (tries) to catch trains there - glad it isn't me. What at one time was a regular and reliable service has gone. The new timetable seems bonkers - no ability to catch trains from Littleborough to Halifax? A...

All franchises have *always* been nationalised. The government has never sold a TOC, merely issued an exclusive fixed-term operating license for it to a private operator.

I miss the Day tripper ticket. Phenomenal value.

Fraserburgh was 3 platforms, not 4. And doesn't count because there were two routes - from Maud Junction and from St Combs.

So out of interest when / if they do restart it have I got it right that they want an extra £9 to save 2 minutes...? I remember the old push pull 73 sets which were genuinely quick. Hadn't realised there was such little difference now between the "express" and the semi-fast.

Rightho! I pulled up RTT, saw it was heading for the GatEx platforms at Victoria and thought better of it ...

Hi all, first time flying into Gatwick for a while and headed to the station for a train into Victoria. Various trains advertised as "Southern". Realised the one I was heading for was a Gatwick Express set - so would head into the double the fare platforms at Victoria. Am a little amazed that...

Typing this on a Chromebook. When I set up my consultancy business I needed to buy my own kit and a high-end Chromebook was hugely preferable to a similarly priced Windows laptop. All those compatibility issues you get with Windows? Drivers that need updating or rolling back or has decided to...

I've had to cancel this weekend's trip to London as my wife tested positive yesterday. Spent the rest of the day aborting my trip south and returning north to Aberdeenshire. So I've checked on their website and Caledonian Sleeper make me chuckle. Covid page says If you or anyone in your...

However you define them, IRP does nothing for Yorkshire. TRU was already happening and will be made less effective trying to ram HS services down it as and when the new tunnel opens in 2042. Leeds to Sheffield scrapped. Leeds to Bradford pie in the sky guess that NR now need to laugh at. No new...

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Looks entirely doable, even the office park at the southern end could be bypassed to the north. But - does it help? You still have to trundle south from Swinton through Meadowhall to Sheffield. And at the north end the approach into Leeds City isn't fast. WOuld have been idea to approach the HS...

If they're coming to Scotland, isn't Aberdeen the obvious destination? We're a hydrogen hub and already power buses with Hydrogen. 3 car units perfect for Inverness and the Inverurie - Montrose service...

Thanks everyone. Booked this morning. Though I opted for LNER 1st on the way up to London instead, the £125 sleeper fare was there. And £100 back home on the Sunday night.